How to remove paths extending outside a shape

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November 13, 2022
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Hi all,

new user to illustrator. I've been importing map file layers into illustrator for laser cutting.

I need help with a function to remove all paths extending outside of the hexagon shape. I've been doing this manually in outline view but it's very time consuming on larger maps. Every time I try to use pathfinder functions, or crop, they simply do nto work and give me very weird results. Often I can remove all items inside the shape, but the reverse how i need it. I've tried a clipping mask but that does not want to work either. I've also tried crop with no effect.

Can someone please help? How do I easily remove the lines extending outside the hexagon? I've attached a copy of the Illustrator project file, as well as jpeg of normal and outline view

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Rafi271051531xibAuthor

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Here's a dropbox of the AI file, and an SVG example of what the completed file should look like (I processed this SVG manually).

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Rafi271051531xibAuthor

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https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zfy0gsoohcfagfi/AAB9_zn5XfGvV1vc6kWg3e5ga?dl=0

Ton Frederiks

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You could try the Shape Builder tool to add and subtract to a selection:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/creating-shapes-shape-builder-tool.html

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Rafi271051531xibAuthor

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I will have a try of this later today, I was hoping there was an easier process, like the pathfinder functions which will allow what I'm after. I would have thought it would not be too difficult to exlude all paths outside of a shape?